CorneliusVanderbiltA famousindustrialistwho workedin railroadsand shipping1825The Erie Canal iscompleted, opening awater route from theGreat Lakes to NewYork City and theAtlantic Ocean.AlexanderGrahamBellInventorof thetelephoneThe GreatRailroadStrikeOccurred in 1877when railroadcompanies reducedwages. Violenceerupted and federaltroops were broughtin to restore thepeace.HenryFordChief developerof the assemblyline techniqueof massproductionPacificRailroadActIn 1862, this act taskedthe Central Pacific andthe Union PacificRailroad Companieswith building atranscontinentalrailroad that would linkthe United States fromeast to west.SamuelMorsePatented thetelegraph anddevelopedthe MorsecodeRobertFultonAmerican inventorwho designed thefirst commerciallysuccessful steamboatand the first steamwarshipPromontory,UtahThe place wherethe two parts oftheTranscontinentalRailroad met, onMay 10, 1869TranscontinentalRailroadCompleted in 1869,this connected the eastand west coasts of theUnited States, makingtransportation,shipping, andcommunication easierand cheaper. Pittsburghwas known asan industrialhub for coalmining andsteelproduction.GrandCentralDepotBuilt by CorneliusVanderbilt in 1871 for theNew York Central &Hudson River, New Yorkand Harlem Railroad, andNew Haven railroads. Dueto rapid growth, by 1900 itwas reconstructed andrenamed Grand CentralStationFree!Free!AmericanFederationof Laborfederation of NorthAmerican laborunions that wasfounded in 1886under theleadership ofSamuel GompersThomasEdisonGenerally creditedwith building theframework formodern technologyand society in theage of electricity.John D.RockefellerFounded theStandard OilCompany andbecame one of theworld's wealthiestmen and a majorphilanthropist.CorneliusVanderbiltA famousindustrialistwho workedin railroadsand shipping1825The Erie Canal iscompleted, opening awater route from theGreat Lakes to NewYork City and theAtlantic Ocean.AlexanderGrahamBellInventorof thetelephoneThe GreatRailroadStrikeOccurred in 1877when railroadcompanies reducedwages. Violenceerupted and federaltroops were broughtin to restore thepeace.HenryFordChief developerof the assemblyline techniqueof massproductionPacificRailroadActIn 1862, this act taskedthe Central Pacific andthe Union PacificRailroad Companieswith building atranscontinentalrailroad that would linkthe United States fromeast to west.SamuelMorsePatented thetelegraph anddevelopedthe MorsecodeRobertFultonAmerican inventorwho designed thefirst commerciallysuccessful steamboatand the first steamwarshipPromontory,UtahThe place wherethe two parts oftheTranscontinentalRailroad met, onMay 10, 1869TranscontinentalRailroadCompleted in 1869,this connected the eastand west coasts of theUnited States, makingtransportation,shipping, andcommunication easierand cheaper. Pittsburghwas known asan industrialhub for coalmining andsteelproduction.GrandCentralDepotBuilt by CorneliusVanderbilt in 1871 for theNew York Central &Hudson River, New Yorkand Harlem Railroad, andNew Haven railroads. Dueto rapid growth, by 1900 itwas reconstructed andrenamed Grand CentralStationFree!Free!AmericanFederationof Laborfederation of NorthAmerican laborunions that wasfounded in 1886under theleadership ofSamuel GompersThomasEdisonGenerally creditedwith building theframework formodern technologyand society in theage of electricity.John D.RockefellerFounded theStandard OilCompany andbecame one of theworld's wealthiestmen and a majorphilanthropist.

Industrial Revolution - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. A famous industrialist who worked in railroads and shipping
    Cornelius Vanderbilt
  2. The Erie Canal is completed, opening a water route from the Great Lakes to New York City and the Atlantic Ocean.
    1825
  3. Inventor of the telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell
  4. Occurred in 1877 when railroad companies reduced wages. Violence erupted and federal troops were brought in to restore the peace.
    The Great Railroad Strike
  5. Chief developer of the assembly line technique of mass production
    Henry Ford
  6. In 1862, this act tasked the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific Railroad Companies with building a transcontinental railroad that would link the United States from east to west.
    Pacific Railroad Act
  7. Patented the telegraph and developed the Morse code
    Samuel Morse
  8. American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship
    Robert Fulton
  9. The place where the two parts of the Transcontinental Railroad met, on May 10, 1869
    Promontory, Utah
  10. Completed in 1869, this connected the east and west coasts of the United States, making transportation, shipping, and communication easier and cheaper.
    Transcontinental Railroad
  11. was known as an industrial hub for coal mining and steel production.
    Pittsburgh
  12. Built by Cornelius Vanderbilt in 1871 for the New York Central & Hudson River, New York and Harlem Railroad, and New Haven railroads. Due to rapid growth, by 1900 it was reconstructed and renamed Grand Central Station
    Grand Central Depot
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    Free!
  14. federation of North American labor unions that was founded in 1886 under the leadership of Samuel Gompers
    American Federation of Labor
  15. Generally credited with building the framework for modern technology and society in the age of electricity.
    Thomas Edison
  16. Founded the Standard Oil Company and became one of the world's wealthiest men and a major philanthropist.
    John D. Rockefeller